Majors and minors are essential components of your degree at uni. They allow you to specialise in specific subject areas while pursuing your studies.
In any bachelor's degree at university, you will complete a major. A major is a sequence of units of study that offer specialised knowledge in a particular field and is listed on your official degree certificate.
To complete a major, you must undertake specific units of study and meet the required number of credit points. For example, if you study a three-year Bachelor of Arts you can undertake a major and a minor, which may look like this:
You will need to select your major when you complete your enrolment. You can choose this from the pool of units of study from your subject area, in the above case the arts and social sciences pool.
The requirements vary based on your degree and are listed in the course details.
In some of our liberal arts and specialist degrees as part of your degree, you can complete a second major from your subject area or from the shared pool which are units of study from outside your subject area.
You can also complete a second major if you study a combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies.
A minor is a defined sequence of units of study that develops expertise in a subject area. A minor requires fewer credit points than a major.
Similar to majors, minors can be selected from the pool of units of study from your subject area, or if your degree allows, the shared pool, which are units of study from outside your subject area.
The shared pool of majors and minors allows you to follow all your interests and gain expertise in a second field outside your primary degree.
The shared pool is a group of 100+ majors and minors from all study areas across the University. You can combine your primary major from one of the applicable degrees listed below with another major or minor from the shared pool.
The shared pool of majors and minors is available to all students studying one of the following degrees: